After a campaign of fear and
smear, an economy in shambles, a world adrift from American leadership,
corruption and lies, Barack Obama has enough electoral votes to drag
America further into the abyss. The near even distribution of popular
votes indicates the country is as divided as ever.

Obama reelection: Grind-it-out win

Obama will take a win, any win, and make an argument for a détente with
national Republicans, who have failed at their objective to make him a
one-term president.

But the victory seemed too narrow and too rooted in the Democratic base
to grant him anything close to a mandate — much less the popular support
needed to break the deadlock of Washington partisanship as he promised
during the campaign. (Continues)